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Sanctions are Biden’s ineffective idea — Russian presidential envoy

TASS17 October 2026, 13:34 UTCRussia

Most countries have not joined sanctions against Russia and understand they harm the world economy and prosperity, special representative of the Russian president for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev said

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